Brad Sobolewski, MD, MEd, Author at PEMBlog

About Brad Sobolewski, MD, MEd

Brad Sobolewski, MD, MEd is a Professor of Pediatric Emergency Medicine and an Associate Director for the Pediatric Residency Training Program at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. He is on Twitter/X @PEMTweets, on Instagram @BradSobolewski, authors the Pediatric Emergency Medicine site PEMBlog and is the host and creator of PEM Currents: The Pediatric Emergency Medicine Podcast. All views are strictly my own and not official medical advice.

A podcast on Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children with COVID-19

By Brad Sobolewski, MD, MEd|2020-05-21T13:28:49-04:00May 21st, 2020|Coronavirus, Podcasts|

Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) is an evolving clinical entity that is occurring, possibly in association with or following a COVID-19 infection. This episode of PEM Currents expands upon a recent PEMBlog post, as well as includes information from two studies published in The LANCET as well as included in a recent CDC webinar. This episode also provides recommendations on lab workup and the evolving criteria for diagnosis and the current case definition from the CDC.

Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children and COVID-19

By Brad Sobolewski, MD, MEd|2020-05-16T10:56:59-04:00May 15th, 2020|Coronavirus, Infectious Diseases|

This is obviously still an evolving issue, but here is a summary of initial data, along with some preliminary recommendations on the "Kawasaki-like" illness in COVID-19 children. AKA - Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children.

PE POPCoRN Podcast

By Brad Sobolewski, MD, MEd|2020-05-14T11:01:10-04:00May 14th, 2020|Coronavirus, Podcasts, Pulmonology|

Pulmonary emboli happen in kids too - but for those of you tasked with caring for adults during the COVID-19 pandemic (and beyond) I bring you this podcast episode in collaboration with the POPCoRN Network on PE diagnosis and management.

Submissions for the 2020 PEMPix competition are now open!

By Brad Sobolewski, MD, MEd|2020-05-11T13:30:33-04:00May 11th, 2020|PEMPix|

You can now submit your case for the 2020 PEMPix competition and presentation which is scheduled to be held on Saturday, October 3, 2020 at the AAP National Conference and Exhibition in San Diego, California. Everything you need to submit, including a convenient, secure online form is found at PEMPix.com. Cases can include photographs, radiographic images, videos and more! I have also posted video versions of recent PEMPix presentations on the site as well. The deadline is Sunday June 14th, 2020.

A vasopressor focused podcast interview with a PICU attending

By Brad Sobolewski, MD, MEd|2020-05-05T15:20:57-04:00May 6th, 2020|Podcasts, Resuscitation|

Vasopressor use in the Pediatric Emergency Department has been a moving target for my entire career. Back when I was a resident and fellow we used Dopamine. Then we went to epinephrine because it can be given through a peripheral IV because norepinephrine was too dangerous to run peripherally. But maybe that's not entirely true. I talked about initial pressor choice and more in a recent recorded Zoom conference call with Critical Care Attending Matt Zackoff from Cincinnati Children's. I hope you find his thoughts on vasopressor selection, pitfalls, and the emerging therapies as illuminating as I did.

Happy 13th Anniversary to my amazing wife

By Brad Sobolewski, MD, MEd|2020-04-28T12:28:32-04:00April 28th, 2020|PEMBlog Updates|

My only non medical post of the year... Happy 13th Anniversary to my amazing wife. Enjoy the video everyone!

A podcast on stroke in adults

By Brad Sobolewski, MD, MEd|2020-04-21T09:45:27-04:00April 21st, 2020|Coronavirus, Neurology, Podcasts|

I have partnered with POPCoRN, the Pediatric Overflow Planning Contingency Response Network to deliver content that will benefit those of us who may have been asked to care for adults both in their native habitat, and in our pediatric facilities. Marie Pfarr, a Hospital Medicine physician from Cincinnati Children's delivers some timely content on stroke in adults in this brief, focused episode.

Is high flow really helpful in bronchiolitis?

By Brad Sobolewski, MD, MEd|2020-04-09T02:01:49-04:00April 9th, 2020|Infectious Diseases, Pulmonology|

High flow nasal cannula may help infants with bronchiolitis from getting worse. It also might not. What's clear is that the literature has not sufficiently answered all of our questions. There's a lot more that we could stand to learn about this popular therapy.

Zantac attack – Do not prescribe ranitidine

By Brad Sobolewski, MD, MEd|2020-04-03T15:20:50-04:00April 3rd, 2020|Pharmacology|

If you take care of a patient on Zantac (ranitidine) in the ED it is a good idea, regardless of what else is going on right now, to discontinue it and consider another agent.

Which procedures are aerosol generating?

By Brad Sobolewski, MD, MEd|2020-03-31T12:59:30-04:00March 31st, 2020|Coronavirus, Infectious Diseases|

Which procedures are aerosol generating? This post discusses one approach on how to answer the droplet versus aerosol question in your practice environment.